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- If just six months ago someone would have told me that I would be happy, not think of my ex hardly at all, and be truly grateful that he is no longer part of my life (not just the mantras I tell myself to heal), I would have said "No Way!" But, thus...
- For the last month or so, I've been dating a man who, so far, seems to be a contender for a long-term relationship. I'm taking each day as it comes and enjoying the time we spend together without allowing myself to become attached to any particular...
- To all the amazing, beautiful, and strong women on here who have experienced the joys, challenges, and miracles of motherhood in whatever form, I wish you a day filled with love, happy memories, and joy. What a difference two years can make. Only...
- Some of you know that my ex will be marrying his affair partner on May 24th. As that dates looms ever closer, I have been feeling more sadness and grief. I've come a long way in these two short years since my life turned upside down. Like so many of...
- I've been doing a lot of reading, meditation, and prayer lately on some areas in my life that I felt needed attention. Among them, I've felt that I needed to do some housecleaning in the friendship department. I've always believed that a person can...
- I could really use some advice from any of the women on this site who have had success, even moderate success, at dating after divorce. I've done the whole online dating thing now for about 8 months. I've been on dates with 19 different men, some of...
- Lisa Arends published this article today. I thought it was quite poignant for those of us who have experienced infidelity and betrayal.http://lessonsfromtheendofamarriage.com/2014/04/10/why-people-cheat/
- Abandonment is an insidious thing. Once you've experienced it, you forever carry with you the burning knot in the pit of your stomach that aches whenever you fear someone else might leave you, too. I've been tangoing with mine lately, and it hasn't...
- The thought has occurred to me on more than one occasion that there is a wealth of wisdom, lessons learned, life history and stories, and strength among the men and women of this forum. Divorce is a pervasive problem. We have all struggled with the...
- The first time I heard about positive affirmations, I thought it was a bunch of hooey. After resisting the multitude of books and CDs on the subject for months, I finally decided to read about it. I was pleasantly surprised by what I learned. I...
- Like so many of you, I've struggled to accept that my ex didn't want me anymore - that he chose another woman over me. This is particularly painful given our 24 years of marriage and two children. We have so much history together, and I couldn't...
- I recently saw a post on Facebook with a photo of an empty bench overlooking the ocean. The caption read "If you could sit on this bench and chat for 1 hour with anyone from the past or present who would it be?"Immediately the thought popped in my...
- I learned today that my the woman my ex left me for is 10 years older than he and has already been married 3 times!!! When she marries my ex, it will be her 4th marriage. I had somehow built her up in my mind and believed that she was truly...
- As promised, I've compiled a list of books that I have personally read in the last year. Yes, it is long. But, I learned something valuable from each and every one of these books. I've organized them into broad categories according to stages of...
- While I sit here on Christmas Day pondering life and counting my many blessings, it dawns on me how much I’ve learned through the separation and divorce process, not just about how to survive and cope but also about myself. I wanted to share some...